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Canarian
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Mar 04, 2021

assigning same percentage discount to four different columns with different prices

I have a question. I am setting up an cost estimating spreadsheet. I have the same product prices configured 6 different ways on six columns with multiple rows also configured differently. I want to apply the same discount, per example a 10% discount to all six columns and rows. I created five columns with 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 percent discount. I wanted to configure the 10% discount to show for each cell on the 10% column. For example:

 

FOR 10% DISCOUNT:

Column H, row 217, cell H217 / to show 10% discount on column Q cell Q217 (column Q is 10%, column R is 15%, and so on up to 30% in 5%'s increments.)

Column I row 218, cell I218 / to show 10% discount on column Q cell Q218

FOR 15% DISCOUNT:

Column H, row 217, cell H217 / show 15% discount on column R cell R217

Column I row 218, cell I218 / show 15% discount on column R cell R218

 

and so forth. Need to do that in order not to create too many columns like:

a column for 10% for prices on columns H

10% discount for prices on column I

10% discount for prices on column J

15% discount for prices on column H

15% discount for column I

15% discount for column J

 

You get my idea.

Is that possible to do? I am not too fluent in Excel so I am doing this the hard way, try an error.

 

Any help will be appreciated.

 

Thank you.

 

 

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  • NikolinoDE's avatar
    NikolinoDE
    Platinum Contributor

    Canarian 

    If I can recommend you add a file (without sensitive data) to your request.

    This way you could get an answer much faster and more precisely.

     

    Why does someone who wants to help have to create an example file

    if the person who helped doesn't bother to create one himself?

     

    Knowledge of the Excel version and the operating system would be an advantage.

     

    Thank you for your understanding and patience

     

    Nikolino

    The more I know, the more I realize that I don't know anything.

    (Albert Einstein freely based on Socrates)

    • Canarian's avatar
      Canarian
      Copper Contributor
      Hi Nikolino, thank you for your suggestion. I exported a section of the Excel file in PDF I am creating. I will upload it to my post.
      • NikolinoDE's avatar
        NikolinoDE
        Platinum Contributor
        PDF does not help, is difficult or impossible to edit, must already be in Excel.

        Thank you for your understanding and patience.

        Nikolino

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